TAR SVF 2022-2023
During the accounting period the Charity organized concerts in April, May 2023, a ‘Tea Party’ with music in June 2023 and the annual Festival over the August Bank Holiday long weekend, 2023.
For the Festival we organized a total of five concerts: orchestral suites and concertos by J S Bach, at Stoke-by-Nayland church, string quartets by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven at St Mary’s church, Wivenhoe, Elizabethan music for the virginals (an early form of harpsichord) at the Quaker Meeting House, Sudbury, and two choral concerts involving the Festival’s choir, Psalmody, and the Festival’s two instrumental ensembles, the John Jenkins Consort and Essex Baroque Orchestra, both at St Mary’s church, Hadleigh. These concerts presented music by Heinrich Schütz and, continuing our recently inaugurated ‘Purcell Project’, a concert performance of Henry Purcell’s opera The Fairy Queen .
The April concert, ‘20 fingers on the Broadwood piano’, featured piano duets played on the 19th century instrument at Boxford church.
The May concert, at St Mary’s church, Hadleigh, ‘The King Shall Rejoice’, marked the coronation of H M Charles III with coronation anthems by John Blow and G F Handel.
The Tea Party, at the Assembly Rooms, Dedham, featured vocal music by William Byrd accompanied by viol consort.
All the concerts were well attended, and all but some of the Festival concerts made a modest box office profit. Reduced price tickets are available for full-time students and those under 30.
SUFFOLK VILLAGES FESTIVAL
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS for the financial year 1st October 2022 to 30 September 2023
| ~~RECEIPTS~~ ~~2022-23~~ |
~~PAYMENTS~~ ~~2022-23~~ |
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| ~~General~~ Friends 1120.00 Patrons 610.00 Benefactors 1200.00 Donations 11889.11 Anthony King Memorial Fun 275.00 Musicans' Fund 254.00 Purcell Fund 1730.00 CD sales 410.85 CD sales for artists 145.00 Gift Aid 4123.15 Bank interest 114.05 SUB-TOTAL 21871.16 |
Administration 7200.00 Paypal charges 49.11 SumUp charges 0.51 CD sales for artists 142.57 SumUp charges (CD sales fo 2.43 Box office plans & tickets 0.00 Insurance 143.00 PRS 94.38 Office supplies & Stationery 5.96 Postage 45.00 Making Music Subscription 275.00 Supporters' Events 122.42 Website & email 0.00 SUB-TOTAL 8080.38 |
| ~~Spring Series~~ Ticket sales 4688.50 Programme sales 269.81 Programme advertising 70.00 Interval drinks 273.01 SUB-TOTAL 5301.32 |
Fees to performers 2650.00 Expenses 538.13 Programmes 196.80 Venues 580.00 Brochures & posters 569.00 Paypal charges 63.95 SumUp charges 11.53 Catering: performers 149.16 Catering: audience 100.79 SUB-TOTAL 4859.36 |
| ~~Tea Party~~ Ticket sales 1845.00 SUB-TOTAL 1845.00 |
Fees to performers 200.00 Expenses to performers 100.00 Venues 170.00 Paypal charges 18.86 SumUp charges 1.69 Catering 109.88 SUB-TOTAL 600.43 |
| ~~Festival~~ Ticket sales 11237.00 Programme sales 699.75 Programme advertising 305.00 Interval drinks 513.93 SUB-TOTAL 12755.68 |
Fees to performers 9970.00 Expenses to performers 476.30 Programmes 375.50 Venues 1540.00 Brochures & posters 468.50 Paypal charges 148.83 SumUp charges 19.68 Catering: performers 275.00 Catering: audience 158.95 Van hire & diesel 215.24 SUB-TOTAL 13648.00 |
| ~~TOTAL RECEIPTS~~ ~~41773.16~~ |
~~TOTAL EXPENDITURE~~ ~~27188.17~~ |
| PROFIT/(LOSS) 14584.99 |
I have examined these accounts and found them to be a correct record of the year's transactions Signed: Presented by: David Branch 8th July 2024 Andrew Spencer, Hon Treasurer
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
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| 30 September 2023 | Charity no | 1102789 | |
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Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
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responsibilities of The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
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trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
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Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
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Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
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examiner's statement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
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to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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